pigglingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈpɪɡlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡ(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– piggling, 1900s– pigglin.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piggle v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < piggle v. + -ing suffix².

English regional (eastern). rare.

Petty, paltry; niggling.

ΚΠ

1836 J. Baillie Alienated Manor i. ii. 146 Very well: what is it, I say, but de piggling, niggling driblets of virtue?

1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock ii. iii. 265 Don't be piggling and mean and Grundyish.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Kangaroo i. 7 Awful piggling suburban place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piggling
释义	pigglingadj. Brit. /ˈpɪɡl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈpɪɡlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– piggling, 1900s– pigglin. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piggle v., -ing suffix². Etymology: Apparently < piggle v. + -ing suffix². English regional (eastern). rare. Petty, paltry; niggling. ΚΠ 1836 J. Baillie Alienated Manor i. ii. 146 Very well: what is it, I say, but de piggling, niggling driblets of virtue? 1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock ii. iii. 265 Don't be piggling and mean and Grundyish. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Kangaroo i. 7 Awful piggling suburban place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1836
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